Shoe



M. GQ GHUNDMANN.

v SHOE. v APPLICATION FILED mms. 1921'.

1,395,639. PatnmdNov. 1,1921.

INVENTOR.

@fifa ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

Application led January 26, 1921. Serial No. 440,008.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL G. GRUND- MANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Faribault, in the county o f Rice and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoes and particularly to a method of making turn shoes.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a double sole equipped with a turn upper in order to cause the shoe to hold its shape for a maximum period of time, at the same time giving the shoe the appearance of only a single sole.

The above and other objects of this in-` vention will be in part described and in part understood from the following description of the present preferred embodiment of theV invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l, is a cross-sectional view of a shoe constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2, is a similar view showing the shoe before it has been turned and Fig. 3, is a detail fragmentary sectional view illustrating to advantage the manner of securing the upper to the soles of the shoe.

The invention consists especially of a main or outer sole 4, which is preferably provided with a chamfered marginal-recess 5. An auxiliary or inner sole 6 is united vto the outer sole by means of nails, or stitches, in a manner well known in the art. After the soles have been united they are secured to the last pursuant to which the marginal edge of the inner sole is bent at right angles and the marginal edge of a shoe upper 7 stitched or otherwise secured thereto. Following this, the said right angled margin 0f the inner sole is bent downwardly so as to clamp the marginal edge of the shoe upper in the chamfered groove or recess 5. The shoe upper is then turned inside out in the manner shown in Fig. l of the drawings.

By making the shoe in the above described manner, not only will the shape of the shoe and outer soles are broken or removed which leavesthe shoe upper secured only to the inner sole 6. A new sole can then be expeditiously secured to the inner sole in an apparent manner.

It is apparent that various changes may be made in this device, especially in the manner of connecting the shoe upper to the shoe soles. However, the arrangement of the double sole, their manner of connection, and the manner in which they are associated with the shoe upper are considered important factors of the invention. Moreover, the construction is simple and may be manufactured at a minimum cost.

lVhat is claimed is:

l. A method of making a turn shoe consisting in the use of inner and outer soles which are first secured together at a point remote from their margins, the portion of the inner sole beyond its point of seeurelnent to the outer sole being then turned upwardly and sewed to the shoe upper, following which the latter is turned inside out to expose the said outer sole and incase the inner sole.

2. A method of making a turn shoe consisting in the use of inner and outer soles which are rst secured together, next turning the marginal edge of the inner sole upwardly at right angles and securing the shoe upper thereto, then turning said right angled portion downwardly to clamp the shoe upper into engagement with the outer sole, following which the said shoe upper is turned inside out.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL G. GRUNDMANN.

Witnesses:

PAUL GRUNDMAN, GEORGE W. HoBAN. 

